Team profiles come courtesy of the CIS.

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The 42nd CIS women’s hoops championship gets underway on Friday at the University of Regina and concludes Sunday at 4 p.m. local time (6 p.m. ET) with the gold-medal final, live on The Score Television Network.

All 11 games from the competition will also be webcast live on www.CIS-SIC.tv.

No. 1 Windsor Lancers

• Head Coach: Chantal Vallée (8th season)
• Regular season record: 21-0
• Regular season standing: 1st OUA West
• Playoff record: 3-0
• Playoff finish: OUA champions
• Overall record vs. CIS teams: 31-3
• Overall record vs. Final 8 teams: 7-2 (1-0 vs. SMU, 1-1 REG, 2-1 CAR, 1-0 McG, 1-0 UFV, 1-0 OTT)
• Top 10 final ranking (Feb. 26): No. 1
• Top 10 best ranking: No.1 (12 polls)
• Top 10 number of weeks ranked (14 polls): 14
• Conference award winners (OUA West): Miah-Marie Langlois (defensive MVP & Sylvia Sweeney Award nominee)
• Conference 1st team all-stars (OUA West): Jessica Clemençon (F), Miah-Marie Langlois (G)
• Conference 2nd team all-stars (OUA West): Korissa Williams (G)
• Conference all-rookie team (OUA West): Caitlin Longmuir (G)
• Season leader (points per game): Jessica Clemençon (17.9)
• Season leader (rebounds per game): Jessica Clemençon (7.3)
• Season leader (assists per game): Miah-Marie Langlois (6.0)
• Team national ranking (offence): 1st (76.8)
• Team national ranking (defence): 1st (52.2)
• CIS championship appearances: 5th
• CIS championship all-time record (not including Regionals): 9-3 (.750)
• CIS championship best result: 2-time champions (2012, 2011)
• CIS championship all-time medals: 3 (2-1-0)
• CIS championship last appearance: 2012 (champions)
• CIS championship sequence: 5th consecutive appearance
• CIS Regionals record (2012): 2-0

No. 2 Saint Mary’s Huskies

• Head Coach: Scott Munro (5th season)
• Regular season record: 18-2
• Regular season standing: 1st AUS
• Playoff record: 2-0
• Playoff finish: AUS champions
• Overall record vs. CIS teams: 28-4
• Overall record vs. Final 8 teams: 3-2 (0-1 vs. WSR, 0-1 REG, 1-0 CGY, 1-0 McG, 1-0 OTT)
• Top 10 final ranking (Feb. 26): No. 4
• Top 10 best ranking: No. 2 (4 polls)
• Top 10 number of weeks ranked (14 polls): 14
• Conference award winners: Justine Colley (MVP), Scott Munro (coach)
• Conference 1st team all-stars: Justine Colley (G)
• Conference 2nd team all-stars: Laura Langille (F)
• Conference all-rookie team: Angelina Carvery (G)
• Season leader (points per game): Justine Colley (28.2)
• Season leader (rebounds per game): Laura Langille (8.6)
• Season leader (assists per game): Justine Colley (4.2)
• Team national ranking (offence): 2nd (76.5)
• Team national ranking (defence): 17th (63.7)
• CIS championship appearances: 2nd  
• CIS championship all-time record: 1-2 (.333)
• CIS championship best result: 5th place (1977)
• CIS championship all-time medals: 0
• CIS championship last appearance: 1977 (5th place)
• CIS championship sequence: Return after 35-year absence

No. 3 Regina Cougars

• Head Coach: Dave Taylor (7th season)
• Regular season record: 19-3
• Regular season standing: 2nd Canada West Prairie
• Playoff record: 4-0
• Playoff finish: Canada West champions
• Overall record vs. CIS teams: 32-6
• Overall record vs. Final 8 teams: 9-4 (1-1 vs. WSR, 1-0 SMU, 0-1 CAR, 2-1 CGY, 1-0 McG, 3-1 UFV, 1-0 OTT)
• Top 10 final ranking (Feb. 28): No. 2
• Top 10 best ranking: No. 2 (5 polls)
• Top 10 number of weeks ranked (14 polls): 14
• Conference award winners: None
• Conference 1st team all-stars: Michelle Clark (G)
• Conference 2nd team all-stars: Brittany Read (P)
• Conference all-rookie team: No all-rookie team in CW
• Season leader (points per game): Michelle Clark (14.7)
• Season leader (rebounds per game): Brittany Read (9.2)
• Season leader (assists per game): Michelle Clark (4.2)
• Team national ranking (offence): 3rd (75.9)
• Team national ranking (defence): 5th (56.0)
• CIS championship appearances (not including 2011 Regionals): 16th
• CIS championship all-time record (not including Regionals): 23-20 (.535)
• CIS championship best result: 1-time champions (2001)
• CIS championship all-time medals: 6 (1-4-1)
• CIS championship last appearance: 2012 (5th place)
• CIS championship sequence: 2nd consecutive appearance at Final 8 (5th in 6 years)
• CIS Regionals record (2011 & 2012): 3-1

No. 4 Carleton Ravens

• Head Coach: Taffe Charles (6th season)
• Regular season record: 15-5
• Regular season standing: 2nd OUA East
• Playoff record: 2-1
• Playoff finish: OUA finalists
• Overall record vs. CIS teams: 25-9
• Overall record vs. Final 8 teams: 5-5 (1-2 vs. WSR, 1-0 REG, 1-1 McG, 0-1 UFV, 2-1 OTT)
• Top 10 final ranking (Feb. 26): No. 6
• Top 10 best ranking: No. 4 (3 polls)
• Top 10 number of weeks ranked (14 polls): 14
• Conference award winners (OUA East): Alyson Bush (MVP, defensive MVP & Sylvia Sweeney Award nominee), Darcy Hawkins (Tracy MacLeod Award nominee)
• Conference 1st team all-stars (OUA East): Alyson Bush (G)
• Conference 2nd team all-stars (OUA East): Lindsay Shotbolt (F)
• Conference all-rookie team (OUA East): Lindsay Shotbolt (F)
• Season leader (points per game): Alyson Bush (14.2)
• Season leader (rebounds per game): Lindsay Shotbolt (8.6)
• Season leader (assists per game): Elizabeth Roach (4.1)
• Team national ranking (offence): 19th (66.8)
• Team national ranking (defence): 2nd (52.4)
• CIS championship appearances: 2nd  
• CIS championship all-time record (not including 2011 Regionals): 0-2 (.000)
• CIS championship best result: Tied for 7th place
• CIS championship last appearance: 2011 (tied 7th place)
• CIS championship sequence: Return after 1-year absence
• CIS Regionals record (2011): 1-1

No. 5 Calgary Dinos

• Head Coach: Damian Jennings (1st season)
• Regular season record: 19-3
• Regular season standing: 1st Canada West Prairie
• Playoff record: 3-1
• Playoff finish: Canada West finalists
• Overall record vs. CIS teams: 27-8
• Overall record vs. Final 8 teams: 2-3 (0-1 vs. SMU, 1-2 REG, 1-0 UFV)
• Top 10 final ranking (Feb. 26): No. 5
• Top 10 best ranking: No. 5 (2 polls)
• Top 10 number of weeks ranked (14 polls): 10
• Conference award winners: Tamara Jarrett (defensive MVP), Damian Jennings (coach)
• Conference 1st team all-stars: None
• Conference 2nd team all-stars: Jessica Franz (F), Tamara Jarrett (G)
• Conference all-rookie team: No all-rookie team in CW
• Season leader (points per game): Jessica Franz (16.0)
• Season leader (rebounds per game): Jessica Franz (7.7)
• Season leader (assists per game): Tamara Jarrett (2.3)
• Team national ranking (offence): 4th (74.2)
• Team national ranking (defence): 19th (64.3)
• CIS championship appearances: 14th
• CIS championship all-time record: 18-17 (.514)
• CIS championship best result: 1-time champions (1989)
• CIS championship all-time medals: 8 (1-3-4)
• CIS championship last appearance: 2012 (4th place)
• CIS championship sequence: 2nd consecutive appearance

No. 6 McGill Martlets

• Head Coach: Ryan Thorne (10th season)
• Regular season record: 13-3
• Regular season standing: 1st RSEQ
• Playoff record: 2-0
• Playoff finish: RSEQ champions
• Overall record vs. CIS teams: 19-9
• Overall record vs. Final 8 teams: 1-5 (0-1 vs. WSR, 0-1 SMU, 0-1 REG, 1-1 CAR, 0-1 OTT)
• Top 10 final ranking (Feb. 26): Unranked
• Top 10 best ranking: Unranked all season
• Top 10 number of weeks ranked (14 polls): 0
• Conference award winners: Mariam Sylla (rookie)
• Conference 1st team all-stars: Mariam Sylla (F), Anneth Him-Lazarenko (P)
• Conference 2nd team all-stars: Françoise Charest (G)
• Conference all-rookie team: Mariam Sylla (F), Marie-Pier Bastrash (G)
• Season leader (points per game): Mariam Sylla (14.6)
• Season leader (rebounds per game): Mariam Sylla (9.8)
• Season leader (assists per game): Dianna Ros (4.0)
• Team national ranking (offence): 18th (66.9)
• Team national ranking (defence): 3rd (52.6)
• CIS championship appearances: 8th
• CIS championship all-time record: 5-12 (.294)
• CIS championship best result: Bronze (1996)
• CIS championship all-time medals: 1 (0-0-1)
• CIS championship last appearance: 2012 (tied 7th place)
• CIS championship sequence: 2nd consecutive appearance

No. 7 Fraser Valley Cascades

• Head Coach: Al Tuchscherer (11th season / 7th in CIS)
• Regular season record: 18-4
• Regular season standing: 1st Canada West Pacific
• Playoff record: 3-2
• Playoff finish: Canada West bronze medallists
• Overall record vs. CIS teams: 26-8
• Overall record vs. Final 8 teams: 2-5 (0-1 vs. WSR, 1-3 REG, 1-0 CAR, 0-1 CGY)
• Top 10 final ranking (Feb. 26): No. 3
• Top 10 best ranking: No. 1 (2 polls)
• Top 10 number of weeks ranked (14 polls): 14
• Conference award winners: Alexa McCarthy (Sylvia Sweeney Award nominee)
• Conference 1st team all-stars: None
• Conference 2nd team all-stars: Aieisha Luyken (G)
• Conference all-rookie team: No all-rookie team in CW
• Season leader (points per game): Aieisha Luyken (13.4)
• Season leader (rebounds per game): Sarah Wierks (9.5)
• Season leader (assists per game): Aieisha Luyken (4.5)
• Team national ranking (offence): 9th (71.3)
• Team national ranking (defence): 7th (57.3)
• CIS championship appearances (not including Regionals): 1st  
• CIS championship all-time record: 0-0
• CIS championship best result: 1st appearance
• CIS championship all-time medals: 0
• CIS championship last appearance: 1st appearance
• CIS championship sequence: 1st appearance
• CIS Regionals record (2011 & 2012): 0-2

No. 8 Ottawa Gee-Gees

• Head Coach: Andy Sparks (5th season)
• Regular season record: 16-4
• Regular season standing: 1st OUA East
• Playoff record: 2-1
• Playoff finish: OUA bronze medallists
• Overall record vs. CIS teams: 25-8
• Overall record vs. Final 8 teams: 2-5 (0-1 vs. WSR, 0-1 SMU, 0-1 REG, 1-2 CAR, 1-0 McG)
• Top 10 final ranking (Feb. 26): No. 7
• Top 10 best ranking: No. 7 (1 poll)
• Top 10 number of weeks ranked (14 polls): 4
• Conference award winners (OUA East): Andy Sparks (coach)
• Conference 1st team all-stars (OUA East): Jenna Gilbert (F), Kellie Ring (G)
• Conference 2nd team all-stars (OUA East): Maddie Stephen (F)
• Conference all-rookie team (OUA East): Julia Soriano (G), Catherine Traer (G/F)
• Season leader (points per game): Jenna Gilbert (13.5)
• Season leader (rebounds per game): Maddie Stephen (11.4)
• Season leader (assists per game): Kellie Ring (5.0)
• Team national ranking (offence): 16th (67.6)
• Team national ranking (defence): 4th (55.2)
• CIS championship appearances: 6th
• CIS championship all-time record (not including 2012 Regionals): 5-8 (.385)
• CIS championship best result: Bronze (2012)
• CIS championship all-time medals: 1 (0-0-1)
• CIS championship last appearance: 2012 (bronze)
• CIS championship sequence: 2nd consecutive appearance (4th in 5 years)
• CIS Regionals record (2012): 1-1

CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE (all times LOCAL TIME)

Thursday, March 14

• 7:30 pm All-Canadian Awards Reception (Casino Regina Show Lounge)

Friday, March 15

• 1:00 pm Quarter-final #1: No. 8 Ottawa vs. No. 1 Windsor
• 3:00 pm Quarter-final #2: No. 5 Calgary vs. No. 4 Carleton
• 6:30 pm Quarter-final #3: No. 6 McGill vs. No. 3 Regina
• 8:30 pm Quarter-final #4: No. 7 Fraser Valley vs. No. 2 Saint Mary’s

Saturday, March 16

• 1:00 pm Consolation #1: Loser QF #1 vs. Loser QF #2
• 3:00 pm Consolation #2: Loser QF #3 vs. Loser QF #4
• 5:00 pm Semifinal #1: Winner QF #1 vs. Winner QF #2
• 7:00 pm Semifinal #2: Winner QF #3 vs. Winner QF #4

Sunday, March 17

• 11:00 am 5th place
• 1:00 pm Bronze medal
• 4:00 pm Championship final

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